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| author |  chocolate.camera@ec2ecab153906be21ac5f36652c33786ad0e0b60 <chocolatecamera@web> | 2017-07-10 10:17:34 +0000 |
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| committer |  admin <admin@branchable.com> | 2017-07-10 10:17:34 +0000 |
| commit | 39c4fb26404ce89be4287f55a6295ca128427da7 (patch) | |
| tree | 8bd3f9b4fff6193f8678f6fb221f5937b5fff9ee | |
| parent | 20e3eb7f541afcca454272440e305fa6822488d3 (diff) | |
How to use git-annex for content on external drives only?
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diff --git a/doc/forum/Workflow_for_using_git-annex_only_on_external_drives.mdwn b/doc/forum/Workflow_for_using_git-annex_only_on_external_drives.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..734be10ea --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Workflow_for_using_git-annex_only_on_external_drives.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +I am starting to use annex and feel a bit overwhelmed. I would appreciate guidance on this use case. + +1. Content must exist on multiple external drives only. I do not want those files in my internal HDD. +2. Not all drives will have all files. Probably none will. Drives might be smaller than the full set. +3. I should always have two copies of each file somewhere (and be warned if not). +3. Some files already exist in some drives I intend to use annex with in this way. When setting annex in them, I had rather avoid having to transfer in files from another set up drive if those files already exist in the new drive. +4. Some drives will necessarily be using FAT32. +5. I will be adding new content over time. |